Articles Posted in FINRA Arbitration

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for July 2023, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Michael Cutrone…

Matthew Boehm (Matthew John Boehm CRD# 4418029) is a registered broker and investment advisor currently employed with Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. (CRD# 421) of East Peoria, IL. He was previously employed with Lion Street Advisors, LLC (CRD# 167610 as an investment advisor), and also of East Peoria, and Lion Street…

Christopher Kennedy (Christopher Booth Kennedy CRD# 4498061) is a former registered broker and investment advisor last employed with Western International Securities, Inc. (CRD#:39262) of Woodland Hills, CA. His previous employers included Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (CRD# 146251) of New York, NY, Western International Securities, Inc. (CRD# 39262) and Financial West…

Silver Law Group, a nationally recognized law firm that represents investors, is currently investigating Alliance Bernstein after its customers suffered losses related to their Option Advantage Strategy. If you invested in Alliance Bernstein’s Option Advantage and have questions about your legal rights, or if you have information relevant to this…

Silver Law Group is investigating claims involving the AllianceBernstein Options Advantage Program, where investors were offered the opportunity to earn additional return on already-invested funds. The firm’s financial advisors allegedly sold this program as low risk and low volatility, but many investors suffered significant losses. Many investors claim they were…

What do you do if you’re a citizen of a foreign country and a broker in the US sold you securities that weren’t the solid investment they claimed? The securities law attorneys at Silver Law Group are preparing to act against those brokers and broker-dealers who were involved. These individuals…

Investors are interested in safe investments that can protect their assets and help them grow. Many investors outside of the US were directed to a Bermuda-based company called Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). Frequently sold by US-based brokers, their products offered alleged high commissions with additional incentives to brokers and broker-dealers…

It’s not uncommon for employees of nearly any type of business to branch off and form their own company. When that company is a new broker dealer firm and a competitor for the former employer, things get complicated. Especially if that employer is Wells Fargo Advisors.  WFA alleges that their…

Most investors believe their broker and broker-dealer have their best interests in mind when making recommendations. As we’ve reported many times in this blog, that’s not always the case. The SEC’s newest rule, called Regulation Best Interest, nicknamed Reg BI, is the latest in the effort to make the market…

If your employer offers to hold some of your earnings for a later date, such as retirement, in order to give you a lower tax bracket now, would you take that offer? What happens to the money if you decide to change jobs? For most people, they can change their…